180 bhp, 6,597 cc SOHC inline six-cylinder engine with Smiths multi-jet carburettor, four-speed manual transmission, front and rear semi-elliptical leaf-spring suspension, and four-wheel drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 3,810 mm To look at many 1920s Bentleys today, one might assume that every car turned out under W.O.

Bentley’s watch was a fabric-bodied tourer.

The truth is that when the “W.O.” cars were new, they carried a wide variety of diverse body styles by Europe’s finest coachbuilders.

As many as 80 percent of these cars boasted beautifully bespoke-crafted bodies that were ideal counterparts to the racing-bred Bentley chassis, creating a “grand tourer” that combined finely tuned performance with great comfort, elegance, and reliability.

These beautifully bespoke-crafted Bentleys are welcomed at the world’s most prestigious events, and this fine vehicle, thought to be the only surviving 6½-Litre Sedanca de Ville in the world, is no exception.

Chassis KR2687 was created by Bentley i...